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Antibiotics
Awareness
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small
talk
Responsible use of
Antibiotics
By
XLVets
Antibiotics are commonly used
drugs in
companion animal
veterinary
practice and many of the medicines
used are the same as, or closely
related to, those used in the treatment
of bacterial infections in humans.
W
hile, until recently, the development
of multi-resistant bacteria has been
considered to be primarily an issue
for human medicine, the emergence of
meticillin-resistant staphylococci (MRSA)
and other multi-resistant pathogens in
companion animals has made it clear that
this is a veterinary issue as well.
We have all seen these posters at
our doctors surgeries or in hospital
waiting areas.